When the emperor was born, Taizu had already ascended the throne, so the emperor did not have a deep understanding of Taizu's past.
So Qiao Gui dug out the idea of monopolizing tea from the pile of old papers and calculated the money that would make him rich fifteen times over to the emperor. When the emperor heard it, he agreed on the spot.
As for other possible involvements, the emperor simply did not have the patience to think about them or calculate them further.
Now that Su Fengyi talked about the incident of Taizu selling smuggled tea, even the emperor, who was always noisy, calmed down, and even on this hot summer day, he broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
For the sake of money, the emperor may not care about anything, but there is one thing he cannot ignore, and that is his throne, the guarantee of his power, and the foundation of his life.
When you hit a snake, you must hit it at its most vulnerable part. The throne is the emperor's most vulnerable part, no doubt about it.
The emperor threw the cup at Qiao Gui and scolded him:
"You idiot, you almost ruined my important business!"
Qiao Gui had served the emperor for so long, but this was the first time that the emperor had treated him so rudely and scolded him in front of outsiders.
The cup hit the stone slab and landed at Qiao Gui's feet, instantly breaking into pieces.
Qiao Gui understood that the emperor was such a moody person, with a temperament like that of a child.
The emperor was furious. At this moment, all the excuses and past affections were of no use.
Defending yourself will make the emperor think you are quibbling, and mentioning past affection will make the emperor think you are taking advantage of your favor and becoming arrogant.
The only way is to go along with him, coax him, and let him vent his anger and calm down.
So Qiao Gui didn't care about the pile of broken porcelain pieces under his feet and knelt down straight. He didn't know how many broken porcelain pieces pierced into Qiao Gui's legs. The pain was so severe that he gritted his teeth and endured it.
Qiao Gui's forehead slammed against the stone slab, and he knelt down and begged:
"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"
The emperor was already extremely angry, but when Qiao Gui raised his head, the broken porcelain fragments pierced his forehead. Seeing the blood on Qiao Gui's forehead, the emperor calmed down a lot.
He flicked his sleeves and walked out:
"Since you are injured, go back and rest. You don't need to serve me during this period of time."
Eunuch Cui, who was outside the pavilion, was ecstatic when he heard the emperor's words!
Eunuch Qiao was deprived of his job in front of the emperor? !
Hey, God has a good will. Qiao Gui, you grandson, now you have come to this day.
Now that you have come down, it will be your Grandpa Cui's turn to go up!
Eunuch Cui was ecstatic and followed the emperor closely.
After Su Fengyi heard the emperor's words, her heart sank. As expected, the emperor still couldn't bear to part with Qiao Gui.
Otherwise, why was he not punished at all and was just allowed to rest?
A centipede is still alive even after death. As long as the emperor has Qiao Gui in his heart, he will not fall even if Eunuch Qiao loses power temporarily.
In a few days, as long as the emperor has calmed down, he will definitely use Qiao Gui again.
If you want to bring down Qiao Gui, you must first make him lose weight in the emperor's heart.
First, let him change from a loyal and useful slave to a loyal but useless slave.
Then from a loyal but useless slave, he became a disloyal and harmful slave.
And by that time, even if Su Fengyi didn't take action, Qiao Gui himself would have fallen.
Su Fengyi chased after the emperor. Before leaving, she winked at Xue Yu and shook her head.
Xue Yu understood His Highness's hint in seconds. Others only had the Emperor in their eyes and were chasing after him, but he did not. He wanted to do the opposite. In his eyes, there was only the Factory Director.
Since you have acknowledged the thief as your father, you should serve him as if he were your own father.
He wanted to let everyone know how loyal he was to the factory owner. In Xue Yu's eyes, even the emperor was not as important as the factory owner.
His Highness said that if you want to replace Qiao Gui, you must first become Qiao Gui.
So just as Qiao Gui treated the emperor and gained the emperor's trust, Xue Yu should treat the factory manager in the same way in order to gain Qiao Gui's trust.
Xue Yu rushed towards Qiao Gui, helped him up, and held the blood on his forehead with a handkerchief while crying:
"Godfather, Godfather, how are you? Are you in pain?"
The emperor had already walked far away before Qiao Gui dared to get up from the ground. He looked at the crowd of eunuchs who followed the emperor in the distance, then looked at Xue Yu, the only person in front of him. He held Xue Yu's hand and stood up.
Qiao Gui's face no longer showed the weakness and misery that he had just shown when he cried for help. He stared fiercely at the eunuchs who had abandoned him and said to Xue Yu:
"Why don't you follow the emperor?"
Xue Yu cleaned the broken porcelain pieces off Qiao Gui's face while tears kept streaming down her face. She cried:
"Godfather is here, so I will follow him. Godfather, are you still in pain? I will find a doctor for you, okay?"
Qiao Gui's legs hurt so much that he couldn't walk, so he sat down on a chair next to him.
Xue Yu half-knelt beside him and used a handkerchief to clean the debris on his legs.
What an honest and good child, Qiao Gui sighed in his heart.
It is said that a friend in need is a friend indeed. Normally, everyone praises him to the sky and would like to cut out their hearts and livers to show him.
Now that he has fallen from power, even before the tea has cooled, these snobs who followed the wind have disappeared one by one.
Qiao Gui touched Xue Yu's head:
"Good boy, don't cry, Godfather knows that you are a good boy.
Don't be afraid, those bastards still have a long way to go to defeat me. Let them jump around as much as they want, and see how long they can last!
Come on, hold on to your godfather, and let's go back first."
……
The emperor entered the bedroom of the Qianqing Palace and locked himself in the palace. Eunuch Cui hurriedly followed him in and wanted to serve him to show his loyalty, but was kicked out by the emperor.
Now no one dared to go in. A group of eunuchs stood outside, looking at each other in panic, as if facing a great enemy. No one knew what to do.
In the past, whenever the emperor got angry, it was Eunuch Qiao who found ways to make the emperor happy.
Now that the source of the Emperor's anger turned out to be Eunuch Qiao, everyone lost their backbone and didn't know what to do.
Su Fengyi arrived at the door and said:
"I think Qiao Gui has good intentions but does something bad. He doesn't understand this, and the emperor is forcing him to do it, which makes things difficult for him.
Next time, Your Majesty should find someone who knows how to do it."
There were constant sounds of things being thrown in the house. From the crisp noises, I couldn't tell which year the antiques had been destroyed.
The eunuchs outside the door, led by Eunuch Cui, knelt on the ground. Every time the emperor threw something, Eunuch Cui would tremble like a sieve. There was no need to think about trying to persuade him, as he could not even stand up.
Su Fengyi heard the voices inside gradually fade away, knowing that the emperor was almost angry, and said:
"Does Your Majesty want to do the business with the Northern Tartars? If not, I will do it myself.
Your Majesty, please do not think that the Northern Tartar business is small. Just look at our Fourth Uncle and you will know. He secretly does a small private tea business in the Northern Tartar, and his annual income is more than one million taels.
If we do it openly and in the name of the government, we will earn much more than Fourth Uncle. Forget it, since the emperor is not interested, I will leave now."
The door to the bedroom that had just been closed suddenly opened, and the emperor was shocked:
"How much do you think Fourth Uncle makes every year? How much? One million taels?!"
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